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About Punapar Village

Punapar is a large village in Ghosi tehsil, in the district of Mau, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,827, made up of 1,334 males and 1,493 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Punapar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Punapar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mau
Tehsil Ghosi
Pincode 276124
Area (hectares) 268.91 hectares
Population 2,827
Male Population 1,334
Female Population 1,493
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,119
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Punapar compares

By the 2011 count Punapar is the 34th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents. Its 268.91 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

Getting to Punapar

Punapar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Punapar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Punapar from other places

Punapar lies about 26 km from Mau, and the nearest railway station is Ghosi, about 8.6 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Punapar
Nearest railway station Ghosi 8.6 km
Nearest town Ghosī 10 km
District headquarters Mau 26 km

Villages closest to Punapar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghosi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Punapar

As per the Census of India 2011, Punapar village had a population of 2,827. That makes it the 34th largest of the 323 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,256 residents.

Punapar village has 1,334 males and 1,493 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Punapar has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1037.

The pincode recorded for Punapar is 276124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Punapar covers 268.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Punapar falls under Ghosi tehsil of Mau district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Punapar is Ghosi, about 8.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Punapar.

Punapar is about 26 km from Mau in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Punapar is in Ghosi tehsil of Mau district. Ghosi is about 8.6 km away. Ghosī is about 10 km away. Mau is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saddopur Basdeopur (under 2 km), Zurenda (under 2 km) and Akolhi Mubarakpur (1.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Punapar today is likely to be higher.

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